Life of Pi
Chapter 52
Summary & Analysis

LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Life of Pi, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.

Survival

Religion and Faith

Storytelling

Boundaries

Summary

Analysis

Pi gives a complete list of all the contents of the lifeboat. This includes anti-seasickness medicine, blankets, “solar stills,” flares, food and water, ropes, life jackets and oars, fishing paraphernalia, rain catchers, a knife, a notebook and pen, a bar of chocolate, a survival manual, and “1 God.” Pi eats some of the chocolate and falls asleep.

This list condenses many of the elements of the book, combining the necessities of survival, wild animals, and Pi’s religious faith. The contents of the locker seem like a huge windfall, and they give Pi some hope.